Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 21, 1879, Page 6

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Haverly’s Theatre, , Dearhorn street. corner of Monroc. Engagement ‘of the Unton-Sauarc Thentre Company, **Tho Bank er's Daughter.” MeVicker’s Theatre, Madison street, between Dearborn and tate, En- gegementof John Dillon. **Gur Next Prealdents or, ‘The Dark Horse." Hooles's Theatre. Randolph street, between Clark and LaSalle, En- gagemont of Almeo's Opera-Troup:, ‘*Le Patit Due.” White Stocking Park. Lake Shore, foot of Washington street. Champfon- hip game between the Chicago nnd Buffalo Clubs SOCIETY MEETINGS. CLEVELAND LODGE. NO. 211, A. F. & A. Mim Members are hereby notified to appear st the halt rompily at 0:45 o'clock Friday morning, Aug, 22. for he furpose of attcnutng the funeral of our fate broth er, Dr. Nathan W, Abbott, Carriages to residence, Baoe dontaes ota ura alee etn te ternally inylied. I. be TATHAM, 8. We 5. K. KEED, Sec. THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1879. The secoud annual oncampment of tho Soldiers’ Reunion Association of tho North- wost began nt Aurora, Ill, yesterday, and bids fair to be a most succorsful and en- ‘oynble gathering of the Union veterans of tho War of the Rebellion. The chief o¥ents of tho reunion will occur to-day. ‘The practice of inviting favored friends to witness hanging exhibitions was very prop- erly rebuked by Gov. Roninson in the case of Larrrsovinie, who was execnted at Al- ‘bany ye-terday for tho murder of CarmenIne Duxsuacn. Tho Sheriff had issued o lurgo numbor of pneses to the show, but was obliged to revoke them upon being informed by the Governor that such a procecding waa in violation of Inw. < “The people of Memphia wero youterday treated to a genuine fire alarm, and their excitoment fora few momonts raised thom abovo the torrible monotony of their plagno- strickon situation, and conferred untold bonefit upon them at a trifling cost, A feol- ing of astonishment and pleasure was wide- spread among tho citizens that any ovont, especially one so trifling, should have com. plotely roused their thoughts from tho stupor induced by pestilentinl circumstances avd surroundings, In gddition to the sppearanco of Secratn- ries Scnunz and Suxenwan at Cincinnati and Steubenville respectively, the inauguration of the work in Ohio was participated in Inst evening by Judge Tarr, who addresved n large gathering at Cleveland, and delivered a spooch devoted chiefly to the consideration of the Stato-rights question, At Akron Onanuzr Fosten himeolf looked after the northwestern part of the State, sponking to a fine audience on topics whiclf ho knows 80 woll how to handlo, i “A monntain in Northern Goorgia has partly disappeared boneath the surface of tho earth, about one-third of tho clevation having split off and suuk ont of sight, Tt seems that the ground supporting a portion of the base suddenly gave way, and a vast mass of rocks, earth, and trees was precipi- tated into tho chasm, filling it up ton level, but at Inst accounts tho dotached bulk was pradually sinking furthor into tho holo. It will be an interesting problom for the scien- tista to explain whore that mountain hos * gone to.” i Tho “Gentiles” at Salt Lake ropresont that tho feeling in that Territory growing out of the prosecutions of the Mormons has becomo one of intense bitternces. ‘This is probably trae, and it is also probably true that tho fecling is as bitter on ono side as on the other, Tho furthor ropresontation that tho Mormons propose to take the warpath and put the United States at deflanco is probably an oxoggeration, ‘The last Mormon war—more than twenty yenra ago—cost the United States sovoral millions of dollors, without any real necessity, Wo are ogaured by a gentleman now in Chicago, who lives in that country, that thora is not the slight- est foundation in fact for the outgiving thot the Mormons intend or even think of declur- ing war egainst the United States, Thy are not fools; they aro intelligent and prudent twnen, and they know full well the conso- quences of any such proceeding, ‘The fallure of the Panama Canal shares to “Sump into universal circulation" through the potency of tho name of De Lysgzra has indyced that gontleman to undortuke a work which Ought suroly to have preceded any at- tempt to float his cana! utock. People now. adsys aro not milly cuough to put their money into any enterpriso solely ou tho strength of ono man’s uamo; they pro- poss to know a little something ubout the scheme they are asked to invcytin, ‘The investigation of the rubject of canal rontes across the Isthmus at the Paris Conforenco was neithor go sonrching and exhanstive in its scope nor so clonr and satisfactory in its conclusions as to captnre public confidence on the instant; snd De Lesseps, in sending Beorprof European engineors toexamine and report upon the probable expense of the construction of the canal through the ronto adopted, is doing now what ought to have beon done before the stock subscription. booka wore over opened for the taking of a single share. a Parye, the defaulting and deeamping Treasurer of the American Linen Company of Fall River, has made a confession in tho shapo of ao recital of his nnd the mill's financial experioncea since tho Company started, It seems that he com menced his pecuiations soon after the enterprico was sot on foot. Ile claima that stern necessity prompted his first indulgonce, a necossity which he sayé was the result of tho high price of liv- ing nt that time, his salary being in no wise commonsnrate with his noc- ossary family oxpenses, Parxe, accord. ing to this recital, mado an effort upon the return of better timos to liquidate his largo indebtednoss, and succeedad ia crediting himself with the return of soveral thousand dollars of tho stolen money, His mania for donating in “ futures,” how- over, was his besetting sin, and with- out thought of future consequences or ftiture punishment bo continned to use the Company's money until he Lad mado way with the snug sum of $78,000. Thero can bo no better or more practical com- mentary on the too popnlar modern practico of spoculating on other people’s money than tho narrative of this man Parsz. To is now a fugitive from jnstico in unknown parts. An attempt is made to pallinte tho bratal murder of Capt. Dixon by the transmission over the tolograph wires, along with the re- port of the murder, of a most malicious and contemptible attack upon tho character of the dend man, Up to the time of his identi- fication with the Independent movement Capt. Drxon was one of tho woathiest and most prominent Democrats of Yazoo County, aman foremost in their councils, and of the highest standing in his party; and it was not until ho availed himself of the inalion- ablo right to tako part in a movement and organization which threntoned the solidity and supremacy of the Democratic party in that county that the discovery was made, “by a Committee,” that Capt. Dixon was ‘‘adetestablo monster,” and “not fit, in any sense, to hold any office of honor, profit, or trust,” etc, Tho ‘Committea” farther declared that ho should not hold any such office in Yazoo County if they could holp it by any moans whatsoever, and, in proof of the carnestness of this determination, ratified and confirmed tho action of the Yazoo Gity mob which compelled Capt. Dixon to withdraw from the canvass on pain of suffering o violent death at the hands of the regularly-organized Domoc- raoy. Bargspane may havo been ao member of the Committeo which issued this address. He cortainly ‘ratified ond con- firmed” it nt the earliest possible moment by filling Capt. Dixon's body with buckshot, ond thus forever placing it beyond a porsi- bility that he should over hold any office of honor, profit, or trust in Yazoo County, MURDERED ‘FOR (XO? BEING A DEMO- RAT, A Vicksburg dispatch of yesterday anys: Vicxsauna. Ang. 20,—The Yazoo County dim- culty, growing out of Dixon running as independ~ out candidate for Sheriff. haa culminated in the fatal shouting of Dixon hy Jams H. Banispace, canaidate for Chancery Clerk. Dixon was shot three times. Another telegram says: Viekanuno, Misa, Ang 20,—10 M, Dixon, Inte Indopendent canuicato for Sherif of Yazoo Coun- ty, Was shot and aed last ovening, The affair ts shrouded in mystery, Wo showed yosterday that Maj. Banns- pate, Chairman of tho State Democratie Committee of Mississippi, in company with Congrossmnn Stxorerox, visited Yazoo County just previons to the culmination of tho late difficulty, aud ordered tho suppres- sion of tho indepeudont party organized un- der tho leadership of tho Inte Mr. Drxon. Tho result of that order was the assembling of the mob and tho rotiremont of Drxon from his candidacy for the Shriavalty under threats of death. After this achievomont the local papor announced that peace reigned in Yazoo County, It did reign thore precisely ns peace once reignod at Warsaw, ‘The peace enjoyed in Yazoo County waa the peace of tho shot- gun policy, But Drron wns not contont with that sort of poaoo, Iahad beer a bull- dozer of tha most approved Domocrstic type for yoara, and ho didn't like to take lis own physic, Ifo deolarod that on agreement en- tered into undor duress was not binding, and that hia agrcoment to rotire from the Shriov- alty contest waa not considered binding by himself or his friends, and added: “*It waa never my Intention to abide Vy it, and Tam now free to say that 1am atti! a candidate and will continue to bo, and if elected, ret 1 fully expect to be, 1 will take charze of’ the afice upon fillng my bond and oath of ollice, or test Fyy rizhts under the laws of the land,” ‘This rogolution of Dixon to resuzao tho contest has cost him his lifo, Hu talxod glibly forty-cight houra ago sbout ‘testing his rights undor tho laws of tho Innit,” and now he is dead! “Shot to death by a Democrat under orders of the State Domo- eratio Committeo of Minslasippi"—this should be the verdict of tha Coroner's jury altting on tho romains of Dixon. “ Rights under the laws of the land,” indoed | ‘Thora is no auch thing ng “ tho Inws of thy land” in the Stato of Mississippi! It may ve very disgraceful to the Republic, the Nation, but it ian fact novortholoss, and the powplo of the North had best considor how ling tho barbarism of the mob can bo permisted to relgo in Missiasippi without commu feating its polaon to overy part of tho body politic, ‘The Democratio leaders of Mis desippi ordered tho Democrats of Yazoo County to raiso a mob and suppress Dixon ns # candi- dato for Sheriff, ‘Lhe mob assembled with shot-guna and anid; Dixon, ruthe from the canvass or we'll shoot you!” Drxon at frat refused, but his wife and six children. ueeded him, and, as the mob numbored 600 and only one man in Yazoo County offered to stand by him, he surrendered, Thon Maj, Binxspay fsuued a circular declaring that the campaign of 1870 should bo con- ducted as those of 1875, 1876, and 1877 were conducted, namely: under the shot-gua poticy. Ina word, Maj. Banxspare dirocted the suppression of such indepondeut parties ag should bo orgauized in any of the counties by Mississippi mobs! Wo wish it to bo distinctly understood that Maj. Banusnaxz, Obsirman of the Democratic State Commit. tee, speaking for the Domocratio party of Misulsalppi, decreed the shooting of Dixon simply becauso Lo dared to become a candi- date for office ngainat tho regular Demo-Con- fcderato organization! Aud wo go further end suy that the Do:mooratio leaders of the North aro responsible for the assassination of Dron! Hero is an assassination inapired by the Democratic leadors, not of Yazoo County, but of tho Btato of Mississippi. ‘Tho font deed is committed tn the interest of a “Solid South"; and the Northorn wing of the Dem- ceratio party cnlenlates upon holding the South solid by this monans—nasassination. It can he hold by no other moans, Alolish tor- rorism throughout the South nnd sovoral Sonthern States aro sure to go Republican, It followa that the Northern wing of the Democratic party consents to murder in or- dor to win a party victory at the polla! How do you like to wear this brand of infamy,— how do you like it, respectable Domocrate? There is a campaign in progress in tho Biate of Oto, Spoakersa—Domocrate—from all parta of the North will partioipate in that campaign, What havo you got to say, geti- ilemen, about this fiendish murder, insti- gated by tho Democratio Committco of Mississippi! Dareynudefendit? Dare you attempt to explain it? You, Gen, Ewrna; what do you think of shot-gan campnigning? What do you, onco a brave soldier, now acting with that party, think of n Democratic State Committes ordering the assembling of a mob to threston a candidato for offico with death, and finally, when ho refuscs to rotiro, ordering nn assnusin to snonk upon his tracks in the dark ond shoot him dead! But wo care not what Northern Democratic office-seokers and spenkers think of the Mississippi Plan. Wo appeal from thom to Demooratic citizons, who lovo their country and hate cowards and assassine oven though they woar tho livery of the Democratic party management, They, na we, know that the shot-gun policy muat be abolished in Mississippi ns woll as in Ili- nois, even though we have to fight for it! ECHURZ AND SHERMAN, Tho olection campaign in Ohio was oponed yesterday by both parties, speeches being doliverod in varions parts of the State by the candidates and by distinguished orators ropresenting both sides. Wo print this morning in full the speech dolivered by Secretary Sonunz at Vincinnatt, and o liberal portion of that delivered nt Steubenville by Secretary Srensaan. Tho speech delivered by tho Secrotary of tho Trensury is mainly dovoted to the various forms of the financial question, aud is a ro- yiow of tho currency and funding operations, and a thorough vindication of tho policy of specie resumption. Tho rendor will find, howover, in tho speech of Mr, Scnunz o goncral discussion of the leading questions of tho day, and, tnken as a literary production, or os an in- telligent presentation of sound political philosophy, or as an exposition of thopresent condition of the country, this speech will psy for reading. It is in Mr, Souunz's beat style—clear, brond, comprehensive, logical, nud conclusive. No ono can read it without being better informed, and no one can rond it without admiration for its ability and with- out being influenced by its reasoning, ‘Tho speech is mainly devoted to the do- fense of tho resumption of specie payments, and to tho exposuro of the fallacics of abandoning specie payments by a return to an irredeomablo and inflated currency. Te reviewed ll tho predictions of disaster, ruin, failure, ond universal bankruptcy in casa of resumption, and pointed out not only tho failure of all those predictions, but also tha improved con- dition of National aud private credit, the re- duction of interest, aud the general revival of industry in all parts of the country, From all of which he drew tho conclusion that tho papor-moncy doctors did not understand tho ease, Tho patient rejected their medicine, and is recovorod ond in highly-improved hoalth, Ile analyzed with great cnro and minutenoss tho demand of tho Demoeratio party that greonbacks bo issued to replace the ‘National-bank notes, This wasn schema to double the amount of the Government paper, and, by destroying the confidence in tho ability of tho Trensury to redoom it, broak down specio payments and remand the country to an irredeemable papor curroncy. On this point Secretary Scuunz explained the whole banking systom, and onforcod the wisdom of adhering to specio payments, Tho speech should bo rend by every man desiring to understand this subjoct, IS TENNESSEE A REPUDIATING 8TATEY Thoro has beon much comment in the Enatern papers couceruing the recent voto by the people of tho State of Tonnosseo on 4 proposition submitted by the Legislature, offering to compromiso’ tho State debt at a tate of 50 cents on the dollar, Tho rojoc- tion of this achemo by tho paoplo is goneral- ly rogarded na on evidence of a popular de- sire to repudiate the dobt altogether. Tha Stato debt now amounts,—principal, $20,- 291,000; intorest duo and unpaid, $1,156,- 000. ‘Chis statement of tho dobt is as recog. nized by tho Stato undor a funding Jaw of 1878, Tho Legislature at tho last session offered to fund this debt, at the rato of 60 conts on the dollar, in 4 per cent bonds, hay- ing tlurty yoars to run, this offer to bo subject to the approval of the puople at an electiontobehold. Atthiacleationaboutono- half the ordimary number of yotors yoted,.and of these a majority voted against the offer, which was rojocted, Loss than one-third of tho votors of tho State, therefore, rejegfad the proposition, It docs not follow that evon ull thesa wore repudiators, ‘Tho debt of the State is gomewhat complicated. Most of the doubt oxisting before the War was in- curred in a system of interusl improvements bogua in 1852, when the State loaned its credit to various raflroad companies to enable thom to finish and equip their works, ‘Tho procosa was for the Stato to issuo its bonds to the companies, and for the companias to negotiate the bonds and use the procoods, Botweon 1842 ond 1869 thia systom of State aid wags extonded to other railroads, The original bonds wore by Jaw mado a lion on tho railroads sided, In 1869 tho policy of the State was changed. ‘Tho debt had then becomo enormous, reaching, with accu. mulotions, in 1872 to moro than $12,000,000. Tho State, under Jogislation of that aud subsequent years, provided for the sale of all tho interest in tho various ronds held by the State, because of the failure of tho railroad companics to pay tho {interest on the State internal-im- provemont bonds, ‘This was in the nature of a anle of tho lion held by the State, This logislation furthor provided for cortain judi- celal proceadings whereby the lien should be extinguished, ‘Lhe gales took piace, aud the compauics became the purchasers of tho Stato’s interest, and paid into tho Btate Troasury State bonds mainly: other than those issuod undor tho act of 1852, ‘The principal of tho railroad and turnpiko in. debtedacss of the State, with iuterost to January, 1872, was 831,300,000. ‘Lhe State dobt proper was leas than $5,000,000, but with unpaid intorost amounted to 87,000,000, ‘The salo of tho State's {utorest in the rail- roads, aud ubsoluto sal of other roads, led to the surronder to the Stato of various kinds of indeblednoss, reducing the total to about $20,000,000 principal. So for the State at lenst had got rid of one-half or moro of its outstanding indobted- ness, But included in that part of the dobt still outstanding ara somo millions of tho original internal-improvemont bonds, Theso are held by a ayndicnte in Now York, Thay wero in consultation with the Legislature of Tennessea; thoy refused to accopt tho recont offer of 60 cents on the dollar, and they gave all their efforts nt tho late clection to dofeat the adoption of the proposition by tho vote of tho poople, Tn the_meantimo, the holders of theso bonds have instituted suite nyainet tho sov- eral railroad companies to which the Slato bonds were issued under the act of 1852, ‘Thoy clnim that tho bonds when issued were mado a first Hien on the railronds to which thoy were issucd ; thnt this Hen was to ro: cure the payment of these specific bonds, aud was n lion to protect the purchasers aud owners of {heso bonds, a5 woll as the State, On the other hand, tho railrond companics claim that tho Hen was morely to proteat tho State ngainst loss, and that whou they paid ovor to the State other credits equal in amount they thereby discharged any lien upon thelr property growing ont of their indobteduoss to tho State. The bondholders claim that the lion was to pay tho specific debt, and could not bo discharged by tho surrender to the State of other bonds, Theso bondholders have, thorefore, insti- tuted suits against tho railroad companies to onforco the specific lien given by tho not of 1852 upon thoir property. ‘This proceeding has been taken upon the opinion of Mr, Cuantes O'Coxon that tho hon oxists and can bo logally enforced. Tho railrond com. paniew are in a prosperous condition, and if these suits be sustained by tho Conrts the amount of this portion of tho Stato debt will he transferred from the State to tho railroad companios, The creditors preferred, proba- bly, the chanco of getting 100 cents from the railronda to 50 conts from the Stato, ‘This complication in tho offnirs of Ten- uessea has another feature. In 1862, when thero bonds were issued, tho Stato Inw authorized any porson to sue tho State, as an individual, in any of her courts. Subse- quontly, in 1870, this privilege to sno the Stato was abolished. Consequently, the State enunot now bo sued in her own or any other courts, It 1s jnst possible that the parties intorested in procuring the recent legislation in the Stato of New Inmpshire may alsé bo tho partic interested in these Tonnessao bonds, A WORD ABOUT CASANAVE'S CASE. Tne ‘[nipunz has olrendy rocounted the Democratic story about Casanave’s mission to Washington to ralso monoy with which to pny on exorbitant feo to tho’ nttorncys who dofendcd him and tho other mombers of the Louisiana Returning Board in tho criminal proaceution which tho bulldozers maliciously inatituted against thom for doing their duty, The attempt to make this’ cuse do duty in roviving the old. ery of “Fraud” will bo futile and ridiculous, but there is cor- tainly ono very menn and low-flung fenturo abont it, If it is tro that Weiis, Axpensox, and Kennen (Casanave's Republican associates on tho Louisiana Re- turning Board) aro in recoipt of largo salnrioa from tho Government, and havo also pro- vided for thoir own and their wives’ rolntions in the Government service, then the refusal of those parties in-tho crimtnal proccadings to pay any part of the cost for defending them is as contemptible as possible, It may be worth whilo to spoculate as to how the Democrats woul have managed tho caso if Oasanave had been on their side and had appenled to n Democratic Administra. tion under the snine circumstances, From what we know of Detnocratic mothode, wo yenturo the opinion that the managing mon in Washington, had thoy been Democrats, would have sout a somi-oMicial notification to tho oflicsholders in Now Orleans that they must pay up the attorneys’ foos, aud have no seandal or publicity about it, If Domo- oratic officcholders, thus notifiod, had dared to refuse prompt and silent obedience to such anordor, itis safo to way that thoy world have been removed ‘for the good of tho party,” and their places supplied with other men (nud their wivas’ relatives) who would cheerfully comply with tho terms stipulated. The Democratic notion of officeholding is that the power, pntrounge, and omoluments thorcof must always bo nt tho service of the party which provides tho places, and this regime would never have pormitted Oasanave, to go to Washington to solicit private aid in order to pay tho penalty of serving the Dem- ocratio party, Readors of Tux Trinune will bear us out in the statemout that this journal has nevor ind any sympathy with tho Demoeratio iden of purty spoils and their uses, At tho samo time, it may be suggested that, so long as the rules of the Civil Service—or rather tho absence of rules—ndmits of a provision for Anvenson, Wetrs, and Keyxrn, and their brothers nnd sons, thoir brothers-in-law and sousin-Inw, their sisters, cousing, and their aunts,” the sama Inx system might tolcrate the nuthod which the Democrats would havo adopted in tho Casanave cnso, I€ the faml- lies and romoto conncetlona of threo of tho Returning-Board mombers aro so Lountifully provided for a3 Oasanave says, there would certainly Lave boon no hardship, and, por- haps, little xacrificy of principle, if they had been ordored to pay in proper proportion the claim which (hey endeavored to saddlo upon tho non-olliccholding Casanave, THE GERMAN PROFESSOR AGAIN. That German Professor is a irreprensible as the historic American conflict was, State. munts pour from hint with the ssme spontne noily, impotuosity, and gush with which wator flows ovor Niagara Fatls, Ifo is pro- gressivo, too, a4 well ay diffusive in hia atate- nents. Beginning with an nccount of the personal injury and insult that had been heaped upon him at Narragansett ior, ho as uow reached tho vonoluiion that ho is “only the victin of family troubles.” It is with asonso of supremo satisfaction thnt the Gurman Professor unnounces his conviction that thero was no personal prejudice against him, In his fiest statoment his own impor. tance so complotely overshadowed all tho other personages in the senndal that Sunator Conxuina's name was not evou montioned, In his supplemontary statements, however, tho distinguished Souator receives very dis- tmet recognition, ‘ho German. Profevscr seems to havo beon on particularly friondly tormy with Gav, Spracur’s couchman, Penny, and it was Pesay who first pointed out the Senator to bis admiring gaze, Wheroupon tho Germon Professor expronjes himself aa * pleased that Mrs, 8, should have a gentle. man of such rouown for a visitor,” and laments more than ever tbat he (tho G. P,) should now be excluded froin the mausiun. Subsequently, the Geruian Profeseor saw Mr, Cosguina ‘in the entrauco-hall bare-head- ed” (that Is, Coxziisa, vot the entrance: hall), and “ beaming with satisfaction at be= hol ing the sylvan beauty of tho landscapo abonthim,” If thoro was anything that ox- eceded Mr, Conxtryo’s satisfaction in tho Inndacapo, it was the German Profossor's aat- isfaction nt socing Mr. Oonrttna thus enjoy- ing himself in n simplo, rural fashion, It wasn bonutiful rustic picture, Tho G. P. began to ropine because he had not been in- troduced to the distinguished Sonator, nnd there is something peculfarly tonching about his Inment,—** How intellectually tho Inst two houra might have beon whiled away !” Further on, howovor, the German Professor reluctantly comes to the conclusion that Mr. Coxxiixe was tho source of all his woes, aud that without Coykxutsa there would. have beon no shot-gun, In fnot, he had olready speculated upon the possibilities of n catns- tropho in a confidential conforenco with Perry, the conchman, Supposing,” he said fo Penny, ‘supposing the Govornor should suddonly arrive, and find Mr, Conk. tina comfortably installed in his splendid mansion ag a visitor and guest, what would happon?” Penny, in tho sweot innocence of 8 family coacliman’s heart, confessed he didn't know. ‘And it did so happen, even within an hour,” pathotically and Inconically adds the Gorman Profossor, Thon ho nban- dongs speculstion and sontimont, and pro- coeds to say, in a vory matter of fact way, that ‘Mr. Conxzina did hove a porsonal on- counter [presumably with somebody olso], and was shamefully tronted”; that ho (tha G. P.) “had it from Mrs. Spnaoun’s own lips,” as though she could have used other lips for the purposo; aud that “sho herself was threatened with the londed gun by tho infuriated Governor.” ‘The Gorman Professor, after refusing to be used any longor asa cat’s-paw, thus botrays the secrot of his opon confession. ‘And here Iam," ho anys, ‘landed high and dry in mitsummer botween tho blue oconn and the lovoly Silver Lake, with n fine view, in- dead, of the landsonpe, but n poor outlook as to business matters,—richer, however, in denr-bonght experience.” “Chis is certainly a most unreasonable German Professor, He is uot rotisfied with good viow of n lovely landsenpe, not content with tho experienca ho has acquired, not fistterod by tho con- spienons position he occupies in the chiof scandal of the day,—but also wants his pay. 'This German Professor ought to bo walled in; ho iv too dangerous and too effusive a man to bo abroad. THE FISHERY QUESTION AGAIN. Tho London Jimes is still anxious nbout the fishory qnestion, It docs not attempt, as the Cauadinn papors do, to concoal its anxiety, under a maek of indifference. It docs not take for granted tho justice of the award, nor insist upon tho impossibility of reconsidering the question in any of its aspects, ‘Thero is no concealing tho fact that the proposition of our Government io abrogate tho fishory clauses of tho Treaty of Washington has produced o profound it Pression both in Canada and Great Britain, ‘The avowed intention of our Governmont to rolinguish its rights undor tho Halifax ver- dict shows, first of oll, how much in carnest we nro in protesting against the results of tho arbitration. Woe believe, and havo nt Inst convineod Great Britain of tho carnostness of our boliof, that the priviloges accorded to Canada under the Treaty of Washington were moro valunblo than those scoured to tho United States by that instrament. Wo think tho Oanadians wore moro bonefited by the right to sond thotr fish duty-froo into the United States than wa wero by the privilege of fishing within tho threc-miles limit; and wo intend to annul tho arrangement, al- though we have alrondy paid for the privi- logo of keeping it up five aud one-half years longer, if we chooso, Tho argumonta which havo been used both in Grent Britain and Canada to induco the United States to continuo the prosent or- rangement amonnt to a confession of tho in- justico of the Halifax award, If tho United States wero justly muloted in $5,500,000 daninges, what can ba the objection to our paying the monoy and foragoing the alleged ‘‘priviloges” it secures us? ‘The treaty provides for such no termination of tho fishery clanses on notico being given. Thin rosulé must have been contemplated by tha ropresentatives of both partios whon tho troaty was signed. Wo boliove, indcod, the qualifying clauso was inserted ot the instance of tho Dominion Governmont. It is clear that our Govern: mont is keoping strictly within tho terms of tho agrosmont in giving notice of na termina- tion, It is clear also that the Canadian and British press ara concerning themselves uu- duly in our affairs, or confessing tho error of tho Halifax Commission, when they on- tront the United States Government not to draw out of the arrangemont. Unloss Can- adsis to bo injured by the froo gift of a money indemnity from the United States for five and a half years’ Ashing which wo do not want, the former country has no cause tocomplain. If Oanada is injured by the formination of the treaty and the forfeiture of hor rights to send fish duty-free into the United States, the Mulifax Commission grossly erred, Tho Commiavion decided that the privileges necordod to Canada undor tho troaty had no valuo whatevor, Woe hopo Mr. Evants will carry matters with ahigh hand in all futuro negotintions with the British Govornmenton this subject. ‘Pho honor of the Unitod States roquiros that the fraud perpetrated upon us should bo re. souted, and rasontud in such terms that all the world should undorstaud what wag meant. Mr. Evants bos erred thus far too much on tho aldo of lenioncy. Ife could havo dony batter if ho had long ago sent home Mr. Det- vossg, the Belgian Ministor of Queen Vic- ronta—the little joker at Halifax who pur. chaseil his Queen’s cause at the price of his own infamy. ‘Then thoroshould Lave been an inatant notice of the abrogation of the treaty, and, lator, a peremptory demand for damages in tho Fortune Bay affair, We hope there will be no shilly-shallying in the affair— nothing but tho plainest speech aud the most absolute protection of our rights and intorcats, CHARLES O'CONOR ON IHE SUABILITY OF A BTATE. Yesterday Tae Trinunz gavo a history of tho recent legislation in New Hampshire, whereby that Stato has annouuced her roadi- ness to take ell claims against any of tho S:ates of the Union by assignment, and thore- by become plaintiff, and as euch bring sult in tho Supreme Court against the debtor Btate, In Tne Tarmuns of to-day we give tho history of the debt of the Btate of ‘eu- newseo, her default, and of certain suits brought by the holders of one class of her bonis against certain railroad compauics to enforce tho Hens created by the Atate to se- cure the payment of such bonds, Those suits havo been brought in tho Federal Courts, and have been instituted upon the strongth of a legal opinion given by tho Hon, Ouantxs O'Conox, of Now York, Iu the courso of apenks with action of the opinion, Mr, O'’Conon Rovero contempt of the 'Tennessoo in closing hor own courts to her creditors, aftor having advertised them, when creating the debt, ns always opon to hor creditors to enforco thoir suits agninst (ho State. Under the circumatances, he does not regard the closing of the Tonnesseo Courts as of much consequence, Ife, however, comments with atriking force npon the anomaly of the sov- oral States of the Union being at liberty to ‘rob the rtrangor” without being respon. sible in some form or to some authority,” ‘This anomaly ho pointe ont did not exist in 1787 when the Constitution was formed, It ‘was created by the Eleventh Amondment, Wo give the language of Mr, O'Coxon on this subject as found on page 114 of his printed opinion in tho bond cases roferred to elsowhore, From nll the circumstances it looks as if there might bo a close connection between these holders of Tennesseo bonds ond the rocent legislation in Now Hampshiro on the subject of tho sunbility of a Stato, Mr. O'Conon uses this Innguago: “It does not seem necessary to {nqnire into the auability of Tennesseo, Bhe cartainly is not suablo at law orin equity by a private peraon in tho Federal Courte, And, aside froin its merely technical nspects, suits agninet s sovereign entity in its own tribunals can hardly be regarded in any case naa practicabie remedy. A despot cannot be cobreed by his own servant; and, Ifa free State should become so corrnot that its political depart- ments form a dotermination to rob the stranger, ite Judiciary, conceding that boncaty might there exint, must bo powerless. Its attempt at coercion would produco only avain confilct like that between tho belly and the members, Sistes that aro abso- lutely independent may treat tholr own people pro- eleely aa they pleuso. And toward the peuple of other States that aie weak, pusilianttaune, or un- duly reyardful of temporary expediency thoy may aleo practice any amount of injustice, ** Every nation {4 umenable to the claims of the stranger's sovercign, aud tho Intter {a bonnd vy honor, duty, and intorest to demand justica for Ais subjects ot citlzenr, No powor of the earth, unless it bo the acparoiv American States, can defraud etrangors withoat Lelng responsible, in soma form or to some authority; our united Federal Sovercignty has no auch fiumuanity, All thle was understood in 3787; and, as the Federal Constitution forbade war or any diplomatle or other political intercourae between the States and foreign Powers, it gave to strangers a remedy against (he former in the Federal Court, A sov- erolgn Power against which the stranger could not appeal for justice was an anomaly not before ex- dating, nor then catabliahed. The Elaventh Amend- ment may be thoughtto have createdit, Whether ft has actually done ao need not be considercd."* Mr, O'Coyor is the foromost lawyer in the country holding the strict Stnte-soveroignty theory. In this opinion ho declares thom to Uo irresponsible to foreign States, irresponsi- ble in pence avd in war, and at the somo time, irrosponsible to citizens of their own and other States; and this he avorsis on anomaly not existing anywhore, on earth snve among theso States, ———————— In Tr Trinuysz of the10th wasahistory of the financial aud railroad experiences of Mr. JAMES McHenry, the Uritish banker, In that account soma: doubt was expressed as to whother Mo- Tienny was on Englishman or an American, A gentleman of thiscity, who was present ata ban- quet given in Chicago some years ago to Sir Monton Prro, Mr. Mciiznny, and other Brit- ‘jah visitors, furnishes an interesting sketch of McHgsry's early Ife, as given by himsolf on that occasfon, in connection with that of the late Winiiast F, Coonnauan, so long a resi- dent of Chicago, tyho was also present at the time, He writes: ‘To the Editor of The Tribune. Cutcago, Aug, 20.—In your paper of the 10th, in speaking of Mr. Janes Mctfaxur, tho unfor- tunnte (Amerlean) London banker, you say he is well known, etc. 1n this country, but his’ birth- place. jun matter of doubt. Let mo say In respect O that that sume years ago, justna the War was overand the soldiers wore returning. thla Mr. Jastes Mollexny, Mr, Cositam, 9 Scotch nembor of the Writish Parilament, Sir Montox Peto, Ar. Kenwanp, the Chief Engineer of the Atantic & Greot Western Road, with a few other gentlemen, were viaiting Chicago, and were entertained at a Danquet. given by the Board of Traue atthe old Tremont House, Speech-making and talkins became the order of the evening; the Inmentud Dr. BRAaiNann went off with one of his beat; othera Joined nz Mr, Costtax snoke; and Inte in the evening Mr. Metzxny arose und wuld that many years ozo two poor boys in: tho mountain dietrict of Pennaylvanta were together shucking corn fur a neighbor, and worxed until thelr fingee- nalls were 60 worn the blood came through. and as they worked they talked, and concluded when thoy received thelr puy they wunld stact outon a tramp and ga to Philadelphia, And they dtd; secured places in the same botso or nest each other, grow up in businces, and, wanting after a time to do for thomselves, thoy again struck out, this ime ono over tho ter, and tha utter tothe West, Ilo then sald: **E rathor feared and envied my friend more than Tdld any other Hive man, and, centle- mon, they are to-night together at this table: ono is your busnble servant, thu other is Mr. Winntaw B. Copinauau, whom L have met on this visit for tne frat ww since, and who will testify to tho facts," This would germ to make Mr. McHesxny a Pennsytyanian by birth, and who had succeeded. to the position of the great American banker of Londen, England, ; ————— To the Editor af The Tribune, Cutcado, pola 10.—In to-day’a Tuinune yon criticise, ur rather make fun of, the following sentence from the New York’ Evening Jost: ‘Iho Boston Post would botter let the casa of Senator Penvixtos rest wheru bo himself nas put it." Wilt you please to Inform mo in what.pare tionlar that sontonce {a ungrammatical or faulty? If, an inight be suepected, you wawld refer **nad" Instead of “would.” will you then tel You would para ¢*hiad Tet," or” +a ‘ours truly, v ‘The queation is not ono of parsing, The question is almply whether “svould better” is an English fdiom, Purlete like Rictranp Grant, Wuire and the editors of the New York Jost have contended ‘that the contracted form "I'd hotter" was syncopated from “1 would better,” but hove been unable to give cyldenco in attp- port of their naked statement. Our criticism was directed to the polnt thut no newspaper 60. precise about formas the New York Jost has the right to invent a new EBugliah idiom, or resurrect an old one, merely to gratify its tastes, It is bound to uso cummon, overy-day English, It violates a fundamental rule of rhatoric when it adopta a purely teoretical conatruction, Capt. Jon Cownon {8 s8 inconsiderate as Ranguo's ghost. Ho will nat down, He fa a8 Itvely aga cricket, [ia chirps have been through all the Weatern papers for two years, and now they ara making themselycs heard in the East. Capt. Cownon has just secured a warm adyo- cate fu the New York Sun, and Is going to havo adozen more before the summer {1a over, tt will puzzle Prestacnt Hayes and bis advisers to explain why they did not put Cowpow, who haw a simple ond inexpensive plan, of relief to pro- pose, on the Miasissinp! River Conyniasion. Why should that Commission bo reserved ex- clusively for barnactes like Eavs, and men who can't think of touching anything unless there's tnillions 147 The Sun sa} If Cowpan had proposed to expend $200,000, 000 he might have lad u sespocttul hearin, Wut, anit 4a, every effort is mado to keen tim and his plan in tue backurowund, Haves refused to put himon the Commlasion~although every honest ryer nan dee aired hia appointinent—becauso his presence might have been Incunvenlent to the luxurious dreamers Who are forming plans to divert to their own purooses tha golden tide winch ia soon to pour from the ‘Treasury, a Stawant L.. Wooprorn, of New York, has offered to escort Mra. Cutsonm to Kemper County, accompanied by his daughter, and prosecute her case, Afr. Woopvonn Is o brave man, and the news trom Yazoo will not daunt bin, Wut wouldn’s it he uctter to leave the women at home! ‘The night-riders of the back countics iu Mississippi ure reckless, desperate wen. They think no mory of murder than of cating their breakfasts, ‘The cold-blooded rur- der of Capt. Dixon, after all the storm of in. dicnation ratsed by his previous persecutions, shows how perfectly detlaut of public opinion those white devils Attention is directed to the remarkable fact that the State of Teuncsses exempts absolutely from taxatiun all personal property up to $1,000 iu velus, ‘Tho St. Louis Goble says, on the au- thority of the Nashville American, that real vroperty to this amount is also uxempted. ‘The consequerice fg that one-half of the ‘population, Including all the poor, ate exempt, Yet they are constantly comptaining of poverty nnd tho exactlona of the State Government, and the de feat of the recent debt compromise was due to the votes of this class, who insist on repudta. tion, ont and out. If all-the people wera honest. ly taxed it would be enry to ralso money enough to pay off the debt, But the people of ‘Tennes- seo wouldn't pay the debt if they had the cash in the Treasury. They aro reaolutely dishonest about it. It{s some entisfaction to know that, by driving capital from the Btate and deprectat. Ing the valne of thelr proporty they will pay for thelr dishonesty. ne It onght to be possible to make the merits of the fisherles question plain to the dull compre. hension of tho Toronto Globe in n few easy sentences, thus: The inshoré fisheries are not very valuablos the United States fishermen can catch outside of the thrac-milo limit all the fish needed toaupply this market; the abrogation of the fanery clauses, by keeping Canadian fish out of the United States, would give our flaher. men exclusive control of thelr home-market; the gain to our fishermen through the increased demand for their products would more than compensate them for the trivial loss arising frum their exclusion from the shoro fsberica of Canada, a One of Gen, Gnaxt's wlee sayings was that the quickest way ta sccure the repent of an obnoxions law isto enforce it, So the quickert way tu cx. plode the allver delusion ts to farce the sloprecinted doline upon the peopte and glve them a practical knowledge of Ite absard fnutillty In a community whero it i desirad to do buslnes# on an houest and permanent bnals,—Jufato Lrprese. Do, Mr. SHERMAN, secure the repeal of tho low In that way, if you can. ft would be voth mora honest nnd more courageous than the way you have chosen, Surely you can never hope to secure the repoal of the law by not enforcing it. $a ‘The centra of whisky production In the Untted States has moved westward until it has reached WMnols, Distilling naturally thrives most in tho corn-growing region. But it wouldn't 60 thriyo {f Western bralns and enteroriso weren't con- cerned in the matter, Jf Western farmers were like Southern farmers, corn would be sent 1,500 miles to be distilled, and the manufactured product brought back,—just a8 cotton fs trans- ported from ‘Texas to Massachusetts and baci again. See EE ‘The murder of Capt. Dixon under the Yazoo Plan.shows ono thing plattily,—that the South- ern Democrats dp not care for the success of the Natlonal Democratle party. Toca! affatrs are for mora {important to them than National affairs, By tlila cold-blooded murder and bold denlal of right, which the American Govern- ment was orgavized to dofend, the Yazoo Dem- ocrats have injured their political {rioude at the North seriously. = Gen. SuzrMan told Sir Groner CAMPoRLt that the only war he would Hke to undertako would be ono against tha Mexicans, to maka them take back New Moxlco und Arizona. But we must keep the bitter with the aweet. Wo can’t return Now Mexico and Arizona without Texos und California, Happy thought: We'll ra- turn the Greascr population and keep the land, it reagpeeeer es Without disparagement of other candidates, the Boston Advertiser thinks the nomiuation of Hannr L. Prenos for Governor would be the strongest that could bo made. Thia is under- stood to be part of acunningly concocted schemo to abridge Pierce's “Life of Susxen,” which promises, if nuthing occurs to distract the atqwntion of tho author, to be faterminable. ————_—- ‘The first effect of Titpen’s canynss Js to split the party in two States—New York and Ohio, Without harmony in these States, and with the profound disgust of Tinprn known to exist In the Nouth, it {s dificult to evo how he can goto two-thirds voto In the Nominating Convention, Nothing but o Mberal use of money can bring him through. nc Archbishop Purcetut’s mind and body aro sald to be falling very rapidly, Ata recent recep- tion of noyitintes in Cincinnati, bis address, which was delivered sitting, was weak, aud st times almost incoherent, and be was only vble to read the portion of the ceremony devolving ‘upon hin by the constant attention and ald of the attending priests.” The American Bar Association is now in scs- sion at Saratoga, The Association was orguu- ized Inat year, und now numbers 275 members. One of the interceting papers announced for reading at thls meating is entitled ‘The Invio- lability of Telegrams,” by Nxzxuy Hitcncock, of 8t. Louis. Ce Now we may expect Goy. Stone, of Miss!sein- pi, to rise in his might and direct the attention of the Sheriff of Yazoo County to the fact that somebody bas been killed tu lis nolehbornood. Tt fs notorfous that the Shortff of Yuzou County ted the mob against Dixon fn tho first place. ——<$———$—$ Besides arranging a State ticket for Lnols, Gen, Logan has selected the next Concressman from the North-Side District, Gen, Leake, haying made the necesaary burnt-offerluges, has found favor in Calumet avenue and been adopt- ed asa Fayorite Son. | Yazoo fs making more converts to the Repub- lican party iu Ohio than Cuauney Fosse, Judge Tart, Joun Suenstan, und Gen. Gare HIELD togotner, Fortune Bay will have a very frontea! sound in Canudiau cara before the United States Gov- ernment is done with that matter. Henny Watrenson. writea of Henpricks from Block Islund tore In unger than {n sorrow. | ‘The stmpte cloquence of Yazoo yoes to tho Nogthern heart. Yazoo talks, PERSONALS, Tho Mormon question: Will you marry met Hanlan is ns anxious to meat Courtnoy as Conkling 1s to meat Sprague, Mr, Hanlan boars a strong resomblance to the oyster, He lives in his aholl, Mark ‘Twain's new book doals mainly with Qormany, Switzerland, and Italy, Mes. Langtry is only 24, and perhaps Susan B, Anthony was lovely at that age, > Bancroft, the historian, has been twica marricd, but bas novor had any childron. Leadville is suffering from a brick famino, and én Butler ought to throw her a few, ‘the chawpion short-distance pedestrian of the country Is belfeved to be Roscoe Conkling, Mr, Tilden’s boom is going vory well now, but It 1s beloved that it lacks staying qualities, Being a yard wido and warranted to waal, ‘Me. Fouter can stand belny called Calico Charley. Tt is said that Queen Victoria will make Lord Lytton an Earl for bis services in the Afghan war, Bitting-Bull complains of hunger. Now, If Sitting-Ball were a Democrat he could eat crow with relish, M. Dumas is ongaged on a new comady, the teading part of which is to be adapted to Silo, Bernbardt's powers, Mr, Stophens is the most notable vialtor at Long Branch, and the proapect Ia very discourag: ing to the sharks, ‘Lhe marriago of King Alfonso ond tha Archduchess Maria of Austria will take place of the Klug's birthday, Nov, 28. * Houdrick B, Wright,—who, we believe, i¢ atiill in Callfornia—would mako o dusjravle s¢* quivition tothe Sand-Lot party, Mr, Sprague did uot fire hig gun, but he saye ho tu always confident of beiug able to Lit 09 Conklings out of a possibte 100, é Whilo only ong woman has boon hanged in America during the same poriod, there hava buun sixteen executions of femules in Kuglaad since Queen Victoria's wcgyesion to the throne,